PAUL RAZAVET THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

 

PAUL RAZAVET (TENOR) (AURAY, MORBIHAN / DEPARTMENT, FRANCE 1882 – ? 1957)

 

 

 

 

This totally forgotten tenor made his opera debut in 1911 in Verviers, Belgium. After appearances in the operas houses of Nice, Nantes, Montpellier and Vichy he was called up in 1914 for the war service. He took part in the First World War from the beginning up to the last day as soldier; he belonged during this time of 1st French infantry division. Straight away after end of the war in 1918 he was engaged to the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels to which he belonged till 1925. Here he proved himself as an excellent lyrical tenor. In 1925 he appeared at first at the opera of Bordeaux, then, however, in Paris at the Opéra-Comique, where he made his debut as Werther. In 1923 at Brussels he appeared at the French-speaking première of R. Zandonai's opera ''Francesca da Rimini''. His elegant appearances on the stage made him favorite singer of the opera audience of the Belgium during the years after the First World War. In 1932 he retired from the stage and taught singing in Paris.

 

TRACKLIST

 

 

1. Orphee (Gluck): J'ai perdu mon  Eurydice  0363 108. 3.R Pathé, Paris 1923

2. Mignon (Massenet): Addio Mignon  0363 112. 3 R Pathé, Paris 1923

3. Tosca (Puccini): Recondita armonia  0364 73.R Pathé, Paris 1923

4. Rigoletto (Verdi): La donna e mobile  0364 111.R Pathé, Paris 1923

5. Tosca (Puccini): E lucevan le stelle  0365 74.R Pathé, Paris 1923

6. Werther (Massenet): Un autre est son epoux  0365 75.R Pathé, Paris 1923

7. Africana (Meyerbeer): O paradiso  0372 235. 3 C Pathé, Paris 1923

8. Manon (Massenet): Je suis... Ah fuyez  0372 248. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

9. Contes d'Hoffmann (Offenbach): O dieu de quelle ivresse 0373 255. R Pathé, Paris 1923

10. Romeo et Juliette (Massenet): Ah! Leve-toi soleil  0373 254. 3 R 7 Pathé, Paris 1923

11. Mireille (Gounod): Anges du paradis 0374 250. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

12. Werther (Massenet): O nature  0374 107.R Pathé, Paris 1923

13. Pagliacci (Leoncavallo): Vesti la giubba  0375 234. R. Pathé, Paris 1923

14. Ugonotti (Meyerbeer): Bianca Al par  0375 235. 3 C Pathé, Paris 1923

PAUL RAZAVET THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS CDR

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